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Linguistic Complexity and Performance.

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Smith, Carlota S.; van Kleeck, Anne – 1984

An experimental study investigating the interaction of linguistic complexity and performance in child language acquisition tests the hypothesis that children learning a first language acquire relatively complex sentences somewhat later than less complex sentences. In one of three tests, the subjects, 44 children aged 3.6 to 6 years, were presented…

Descriptors: Child Language, Difficulty Level, Language Acquisition, Language Processing

The Effect of Structural Category Deletions on Information Gain in a Cloze Test.

Perkins, Kyle; German, Patricia – 1985

A study of the information gained by students in the process of taking a cloze test in English as a second language was conducted with 34 full-time undergraduate foreign students at a state university. The subjects came from a variety of native language backgrounds. A 35-item cloze test was developed in which every eighth word was deleted,…

Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, Context Clues, English (Second Language)